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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,028 total reviews)
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Andrew Morley

94% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

World Vision International has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,028 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Vision International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Sep 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Inspiring mission and work helping millions of vulnerable children across the world - If you look hard enough, you can find a committed (small) group of colleagues who are fun, bright and working hard to keep World Vision relevant in a rapidly changing sector - Massive network (45K+ employees) and highly reputable brand builds a solid platform for your next career move - Salary, benefits and flexible hours are quite good, especially for a nonprofit.

Cons

Old-school hierarchical culture keeps open communication, innovation and the ability to pivot quickly near zero. Lack of transparency from uninspiring, often short-sighted senior leaders. Regular layoffs and budget cuts lead to near constant "restructures" within teams and departments. Little to no effort is made to engage employees in strategy or decision-making, even when changes significantly affect their entire portfolio of work. Politics, bureaucracy and maintaining the "status quo" are alive and well. Low morale is ubiquitous. Overall a disappointing and sometimes outright bizarre experience working for the largest faith-based relief and development organization in the world.

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World Vision International Response
9y
Although we are so sorry to hear that you are having an overall negative experience working at World Vision International, we covet your transparent and honest feedback regarding how we can improve and grow as an organization. World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people. Thank you again for taking time to leave a review and share your feedback, it has definitely been noted and will be passed on.
2.0
Apr 14, 2015

Needs a good clean out out the top

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on the department, generally very flexible work environment Free parking Global reach Regularly promote from within

Cons

Rampant travel to conferences and other regional junkets Exec. leadership comprised mostly from private sector without a development background After the March 2014 incident no one was fired. Although sponsorship dropped off a cliff - none of the exec. team lead by example by taking pay cuts. Roles invented for senior those who have been with the org for a long time who want a change Not a friendly working environment for progressive Christians Very little evidence that the development models work

1.0
Apr 4, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

There are few wonderful people there

Cons

The company is full of people who have big egos and are hypocrites. They pretend to be humanitarian and Christian and go to donors to get funding but they treat their employees very badly with racism and evil soul. There is so much hierarchy and unfairness.

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World Vision International Response
9y
It breaks my heart to read your review. We are listening to our employees through a number of venues - anonymous surveys, focus groups, employee emailbox to senior leadership and more. And, we are responsive to what employees are telling us - the good and the difficult. We have an employee council now to help guide our work environment efforts and a focus on developing our managers. Perhaps, there is support for your specific situation that can be helpful? We do not tolerate racism in any form. Please consider reaching to an HR person to address concerns.
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